WEBVTT WE BEGIN WITH A NATIONAL STORY ... MAKING SOME LOCAL NEWS. AND IT INVOLVES HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS. A NEW V-A OUTPATIENT CLINIC IS NOW OFFICIALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE UPSTATE... IT COMES AMID SCRUTINY NATIONWIDE...OVER THE CARE VETERANS ARE RECEIVING. WYFF NEWS 4'S MANDY GAITHER IS LIVE AND LOCAL IN ANDERSON COUNTY... MANDY...THE NEW CLINIC WILL BE MUCH BIGGER THAN THE CURRENT ONE? RIGHT...AND V-A OFFICIALS ARE HOPING THIS CLINIC WILL ALLOW THEM TO SERVE MORE VETERANS FASTER. come sit with me? AFTER 12 AND A HALF YEARS INCLUDING TWO TOURS IN AFGHANISTAN... MATTHEW REDDING SAYS HIS MILITARY CAREER CAME TO AN END IN OCTOBER...WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF MULTIPLE SCHLEROSIS. THIS VETERAN SAYS HE'S GOTTEN GOOD CARE AT THE ANDERSON V-A... you zoom out to the macro level and you're talking about the stuff in Columbia and that's when the ball seems to get dropped as it were REDDING SAYS HE HAD TO SEE THE NEUROLOGIST RECENTLY...AND THE WAIT WAS TWO TO THREE MONTHS TO GET AN APPOINTMENT IN COLUMBIA... THIS COMES AT A TIME WHEN THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF SCRUTINY NATIONWIDE REGARDING THE V-A...AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF PATIENT DEATHS DUE TO DELAYS IN CARE AT A VETERANS HOSPITAL IN PHOENIX. GROUND HAS NOW BEEN BROKEN ON A NEW V-A OUTPATIENT CLINIC ON HIGHWAY 81 IN ANDERSON COUNTY. ITS DIRECTOR...TIMOTHY MCMURRY SAYS THE 54- THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF SPACE WILL ALLOW VETERANS TO BE TREATED...WITHOUT HAVING TO TRAVEL AS MUCH TO GREENVILLE OR COLUMBIA... MCMURRY HOPES THIS NEW CLINIC WILL HELP WITH WAIT TIMES LOCALLY... HE SAYS THE CONCERNS OVER CARE...ARE BEING ADDRESSED HERE. we went around and made sure everyone is assured of the business rules and the access practices that there's no question to our conduct or doing the right thing when it comes to making sure the patient gets the care that they deserve REDDING HOPES IT'LL HELP HIS SITUATION. it's nice to have medical care, but at the same time I worry if something were to happen like if I have a serious episode that endangered my health what would I do OFFICIALS HOPE TO HAVE THIS CLINIC OPEN BY NEXT SPRING. MANDY GAITHER WYFF NEWS 4 LIVE IN ANDERSON COUNTY. NOW TO THE NFL DRAFT ... WHIS MADE SOME HISTORY IN SOUTH CAROLINA LAST NIGHT. TWO PALMETTO STATE STARS TAKEN IN THE TOP 5. DAY 2 ... BEGINS IN JUST UNDER AN HOUR. AND SPORTS DIRECTOR BRAD FRALICK IS RIGHT HERE. BRAD ... HUGE NIGHT LAST NIGHT. DAY TWO OF THE NFL DRAFT IS UPON ON US.. BUT WE CANT LOOK FORWARD.. WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE HISTORIC NIGHT THAT WAS LAST NIGHT.. JADEVEON CLOWNEY WAS THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL SELECTION DRAFTED BY THE HOUSTON TEXANS.. AND SAMMY WATKINS.. WENT NUMBER 4 OVERALL TO BUFFALO.. TODAY BOTH OF THOSE PLAYERS.. WERE INTRODUCED TO THEIR NEW TEAMS AND THE MEDIA IN THOSE CITIES.. SAMMY WATKINS ACTUALLY JUMPED ON A PLANE LATE LAST NIGHT AND WENT TO BUFFALO.. JADEVEON CLOWNEY ARRIVED IN HOUSTON THIS AFTERNOON.. AND SAYS THE FIRST TIME HE ACTUALLY THOUGHT HE COULD PLAY IN THE NFL IS AS A JUNIOR.. " the first time i said i have a chance was like 11th grade.. the guys came in and said i was going to be the number one player in the country coming out until my senior year.. and i thought well this is my chance now.. and i went to south carolina.. its been the best 3 years of my life.. being a part of the team in south carolina.. " " ive gotta be prepared.. get here.. ready to work.. and ready to learn.. thats the biggest transition.. i gotta be willing to sacrifice get the right rest.. eat right.. stay in that playbook.. dissect that playbook and get started with ej.. " THE CAROLINA PANTHERS TOOK A WIDE RECEIVER WITH THEIR FIRST ROUND PICK.. KELVIN BENJAMIN OUT OF FLORIDA STATE.. HE IS TALKING WITH THE MEDIA NOW IN CHARLOTTE..W E WILL HEAR FROM HIM COMING UP IN SPORTS.. TAKE A LOOK! RIGHT NOW A GREENVILLE COUNTY DAIRY QUEEN IS CLOSED. YOU'RE LOOK AT THE REASON. THE FIRE HAPPENED AROUND 11:30 THIS MORNING ... ON WEST BLUE RIDGE DRIVE. AUTHRITIES BELIEVE THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED IN THE KITCHEN AND SPREAD TO A SECOND LEVEL. DID A REPUBLICAN POLITICAL AD.... END UP HELPING THE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE INSTEAD? IT TURNS OUT... THAT MAY BE THE CASE IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA. WYFF NEWS 4'S... NIGEL ROBERTSON BEGINS OUR COMMITMENT 2014 COVERAGE. IT WAS A POLITICAL ADD... THAT FOR ONE CANDIDATE MAY HAVE DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD. we are use to hard hitting politics in this state but i think this one in particularly rubbed people the wrong way particularly those in the legal community. HE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS AD... FROM THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION THAT CLAIMS THAT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE OR GOVERNOR ATTORNEY VINCENT SHEHEEN DEFENDED VIOLENT CRIMINALS AND WORKED TO... QUOTE SET THEM FREE. THE AD CREATED A FIRE STORM... THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAR ASSOCIATION LASHED OUT AGAINST THE AD.... EVEN FORMER REPUBLICAN STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL... CHARLIE CONDON SAID THE AD NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE AIR. NOW... POLITICAL STRATEGIST CHIP FELKEL... SAYS WE COULD SOON LEARN MORE. and i think what we will see, we will have to find out is whether or not this actually had an effect at all for sheheen in terms of his fundraising. DID THE AD... INSTEAD BRING IN MONEY FOR SHEHEEN? THE SHEHEEN CAMP... WONT RELEASE FUNDING NUMBERS UNTIL THE END OF NEXT QUARTER.... HOWEVER THEY DO SAY THE ADD CREATED A QUOTE... VERY STRONG RESPONSE IN THEIR FAVOR. when you blanket that and you get members of the legal community, such as former Gov candidates and AG's saying hey this is off line you have to wonder if there is an effect that wasn't the intention of the ad. NIGEL ROBERTSON... WYFF NEWS 4... GREENVILLE. AGAIN... THIS WAS NOT AN AD FROM GOVERNOR HALEY'S CAMPAIGN. IT WAS INSTEAD... PUT OUT BY THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION. THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE RGA... SAID.... Voters have a right to know about Vincent Sheheen's record. Sheheen claims to be tough on crime and violence towards women, but his past shows that is simply not true. IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE .. IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE JUNE PRIMARY .. BUT YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED. TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO GET THAT REGISTRATION DONE. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET A FORM IN PERSON... YOU CAN GET ONE ONLINE. BUT YOU WILL NEED A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE. YOU'LL FIND THE INFORMATION YOU NEED ON WYFF 4 DOT COM. LOOK IN THE ON-TV SECTION. US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS AT SPARTANBURG METHODIST COLLEGE TODAY. HE SPOKE AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY. AND HE COMPLIMENTED THE GRADUATES... SAYING THEY'RE HEADED DOWN THE RIGHT PATH. "A lot of people here are the first ones in their families to go to college like me. It means a lot you can tell the pride in the parents and grandparents their family and friends. And this young generation here they are off to a good start cause this is a good school." 85 PERCENT OF GRADUATES GO ONTO A 4 YEAR INSTITUTION. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ALONG SIDE MORE THAN A THOUSAND GAMECOCKS ALL RECEIVED DEGREES TODAY. THE VICE PRESIDENT IS NOW DOCTOR JOE BIDEN. AFTER RECEIVING HIS HONORARY DOCTORATE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM USC HE TURNED HIS ATTENTION TO THE GRADUATES. HE TOLD THEM NOT TO LISTEN TO THE CYNICS. 2:59-3:25 "The cynics were wrong about my generation and two generations they're wrong about your generation. Graduates it's a statement of history.it never to bet against america never and its a bad bet to bet against your generation. BIDEN SAYS... HE IS CONSIDERING A THIRD PRESIDENTIAL RUN IN 2016. THE NEW PRESIDENT OF BOB JONES UNIVERSITY MET WITH REPORTERS THIS MORNING. AND AMONG OTHER THINGS ... DR. STEVE PETTIT TALKED ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE UNIVERSITY'S HANDLING OF SEXUAL ABUSE. GRACE IS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED TO LOOK INTO IT. GRACE STANDS FOR "GODLY RESPONSE TO ABUSE IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT." BJU ASKED FOR THE INVESTIGATION MORE THAN A YEAR AGO.. AFTER FORMER STUDENTS SAID THE UNIVERSITY WAS NOT ADDRESSING COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE. DR. PETTIT SAID THIS MORNING.. WHEN THE REPORT IS RELEASED.. HE WILL IMPLEMENT WHATEVER CHANGES ARE NECESSARY. "Really, I want to do everything that I can to support those who have suffered and I think to show grace and kindness to them and do everything with integrity, and that's really my approach. I told them that from day one." ALSO THERE TODAY ... B-J-U BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN LARRY JACKSON. HE, TOO, SAID THE UNIVERSITY WILL FOLLOW ANY RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE GRACE REPORT. AND SAID SOME CHANGES ARE ALREADY PLACE. GRACE INVESTIGATORS SAY THEIR